Jaitley said a very large number of reforms have taken place over the last few years and that has helped in restoring the credibility of the Indian economy
The prospects for strong, sustained economic reforms do not appear to be promising in India.
Higher growth, reform bets have boosted returns but leave limited room for error.
'Karna is the greatest warrior in the Mahabharata -- in fact, Arjuna is a nobody in front of Karna.' 'But Arjuna had a better advisor in Krishna than Karna.' 'Karna failed because he listened to the wrong advice given by Salya.' 'It just shows wrong advisors can land even the mighty in trouble.'
While rising food inflation is a matter of grave concern for a significant chunk of the population and for policy makers as well, it marks a turnaround in the fortunes of the farmer, reports Sanjeeb Mukherjee.
The brand plans to open about 40 franchise-operated Gap stores in India, the company said in a statement.
After Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's aggressive stance in Rajya Sabha, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday said he looked for "alibis' in his speech on the state of the economy and his words reflected "pessimism and negativism".
India grew at 7.6% in 2015-16 and at 7.2% in 2014-15.
Niti Aayog's plan to create a 'New India' in less than four years should invite scepticism, argues T N Ninan.
India's harsh lockdown has left companies grappling with temporary closure, chaotic supply chains and depressed demand. Consequently, business plans have been modified.
The announcement comes on the first anniversary of the project.
Muzammil Patel and Rahul Murthi will answer all your start-up queries.
Echoing the position articulated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, China and Russia on Thursday warned that imminent withdrawal of fiscal stimulus by the US could have an adverse impact on the global economy and cautioned the Obama administration against it.
The Modi government has ambitious plas to achieve 10% growth, but there is no assessment of how much money is needed for the whole package of measures, and where it will come from. In short, there is no plan for how to get from here to there, points out T N Ninan.
'The government has to stop trying to fix things for lenders, projects, homeowners and developers and think instead about how to fix the market for houses,' says Mihir S Sharma.
While Bibek Debroy echoed his view in Twitter, Pronob Sen questioned Kumar's conclusion
Make in India right now is just a slogan. The policy content is missing or not clearly articulated. The lion with cogs and wheels must now show some majestic movement forward, says Rahul Khullar.
Just as very high oil prices looked an anomaly in a sluggish world, so now do record high equities.
It will be interesting to see whether India-China border tensions figure during the deliberations of PLA deputies to the NPC and CPPCC, notes Jayadeva Ranade, the distinguished China expert and retired RA&W officer.
While the latter is being viewed as a greater concern, the former may gain prominence in the next few weeks.
The global ratings agency keeps India's sovereign rating unchanged at 'BBB-' with stable outlook
The former PM attack on the Modi government for its "disastrous policies" and "economic mismanagement".
Global investors are fast losing appetite for equities, as deflation seems more of a reality. With commodity prices collapsing, few safe havens are left for investors, with many of the BRICS(Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) losing their charm.
There was a discussion on trade matters, market access, regulatory issues and barriers. Both leaders underlined the importance of free and fair trade
The opposition party also claimed that the Modi 2.0 dispensation has turned out to be an "economic and political disaster" and "constant rollbacks" of economic decisions will lead to worsening of the economic situation.
'As they come in contact with more people in their professional life, they will need to uncover even more opportunities for growth.'
'We are working on both electric scooters and motorcycles.'
After the Kerala government declared the coronavirus outbreak as a 'state calamity', as the three positive cases were detected from Thrissur, Alapuzha and Kasaragod, tourism minister Kadakampally Surendran admitted that the sector had suffered a hit. The sector had aggressively launched promotional advertisements in the domestic and international markets after the floods to revive the sector. However, all the efforts took a beating, with mass cancellations of hotel bookings after the outbreak of the infection in the state was reported.
The year 2015 may well turn out to be a watershed in global macroeconomic adjustment.
In a bear market, prices may be irrationally depressed. In that case, an investor can identify mis-pricing, invest with a safety margin and wait. Since values are low, the risk is also low.
Modi is also scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with Xi on Tuesday.
India ranks 130th out of 189 economies on the World Bank's Doing Business report.
Experts said a dip in consumption expenditure indicated an increasing prevalence of poverty in the country.
IMF attributes the slower growth rate to supply-side bottlenecks.
The Budget loosened the reins on public spending to drive growth.
One of the arrangements the Indian government is considering is a tie-up with a sovereign fund to finance the Embraer deal.
It is in coal consumption that India most diverges from the rest of the world
For its development, India needs a movement akin to the freedom movement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday.
US budget deficit to come down to $583 billion in 2014
Still, it is not expected to gain much strength and will likely trade around Rs 63.00 to the US dollar by the end of April.
